Believable
Believable adjective - Worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable.
Usage example: she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline
Flimsy is an antonym for believable.
Flimsy
Flimsy adjective - Not likely to be true or to occur.
Usage example: “The check is in the mail” is a pretty flimsy and tired excuse
Believable is an antonym for flimsy.
Both words in one sentence
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Although flimsy, at least this is a believable example since Don is one of the Gokaigers' resident Team Chefs (along with Joe and Gai).
Source: I Need to Go Iron My Dog
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